re: Buying my first smoker... need advice **UPDATED 1st smoke w/ pics

water bowl was just foil to catch drippings. I put nothing in it based on different write ups I read. Once it was rolling, I realized I should've used water to keep the heat low due to this being the first use of the cooker (outside of the first "seasoning" burn I did two nights prior) and it's propensity to run high. I personally like a dry bark, so I wanted to not use water.